Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-18

the affair with considerable dcxterity
and forcibly pressed the whole against
the roof of my mouth. / was half
choked, and felt as il my mouth was
full Of very hot pudding, but the Pole
treasured me and said that he must
have an accurate mold of the interior
Of my mouth. la few minutes he re-
moved the mass. which he plunged into
cold water.
"'Qute satisfactory, he said TO-
morrow at the same time you may ex-
pect me-.
81 babe him goodbye and trudge1
off to my rehearsal OF the opera of tltr
evening, as hoped for the last time,
for knew that my first appearance on
the boards in q hasso's r0lc would be
an event in The history Of Italian oprr'.
"Thc evenings work was dom Ny
friend aud fellow chorus SINGER sat 10y
the fire by my side, and rs he spccl-
lated on his poor chances OF increase ~
pay ] smiled within myself at the
thought OF ny future grandeur and nv
coming success. But what should | hc
after all? A trickster. and the accom-.
plice of trickster Still I had pro-
missed and why should not take from
the glibility of the public q revenge
for The pnltry dole it yielded me for
my nightly efforts ? Why not? My
humble comrade left me ut midnight,
and at II the next day. punctual to the
minute, the Polish Doctor appeared.
"'Is it ready?' | hurriedly ex-
claimed, forgetting even to greet him.
"'Quite ready'-he smiled at my
excitement; but first you must sign
this, and this
"He.haudcd me document in du
plicatc. 1t was an agreement drawn
In the strctost legal language, and |
became by IT the Save Of Barofski for
n monthly wage OF five hundred pounds
The hTlbe was hight
"I trJst principally to vO1r homo.
though, ho muttcrcd. rs We signed tae
paper .,.
! Jet us hope sncereu.
az shall never forget the look De
CAV, me lor my untimely Jest In b
moment. however, he was himself
again. lie directed me to sit down
he produced the little case. ! saw q
small crimson object, and taking tn
position that the dentists do when iu.-
filing their disagreeable. functions, be
proceeded to fix IT in my mouth.
''' DO not attempt TO speak, he said,
as he carefully examined my mouth
with a small mirror attached to a wiz.
50 1t causes You no pain 2
81 shook my head.
CHOW wash the month and gargle,
80 rs to wet the mcchaHiQ"c.
81 did SO.
"\Now speak is it comfortable ?
Answer III r citatiye.
Soy. +, So A voice not mine
seemed to answer from the bowels of
the cath. Int SO loudly that it was
more shout than speech, and 50 power
fully that the empty tumblcr | hal
in ny band vibrated
''Oh, / pray you, in whisper in
a gentle whisper, that voice IS for the
orcn house alone
~ did ny best; | tried to whisper,
but q loud metallic speech was the To-
suit.
"'Opcn the mouth.
The Polish Doctor inserted q small
steel instrument into the m-ohoA'2r,
and duectei.me to try again, but ii r.
citativo still.
Il tined to whisper; M c%lggeutcd
whisper, as OF giant, was heard.
"'You must practice for Il day or
two, said Earoif,ki delighted; 'moan
While, read this" lie held out dis
patch.
THE GRAND OPERA, PARIS.
Jr V has the pleasure to accept
tie offer Of hearing the voice OF the
lasso, Sigror Dorcmi, on Thursday at
II 4. n. The director will await VI.
Parofski and the happy owner OF
the phenomenal voice in his bureau.
V, Director.
90 Sing, said Barotfski, in Il whis-
perm a mere whisper.
81 did so, sitting as ! was; ali the
power OF it. | was delighted BaroHsH
sat back in his chair entranced.
"'Ob, my friend, he cried, 'the
labor Of a lifetime is about to he re-
warded and to think that possess
the power of making all the world sing
like that You feel no Inconvenience
none ?
"'None whatever
"'Embrace me
owe rushed into each others arms.
"Why should | weary you with de-
tails? We reached Paris, and on the
appointed Thursday we were ushered
into the splendid official room Of DR..
v. the greatest virtuOso of his day.
Fe received us debonaTly. How many
candidate with supposed phenome-
nal voice had come there to sing to
him. and had then gone empty away
80 Ny time is, as You conceive, very
precious, be said, as he struck a hand
! bell. The foOtman answered it. Thing
were done III a magnificent manner AZ
the Paris Opera House thirty years
ago.
"'Send ne the maestro az piano.
An old man in elaborate morning
toilet entered, bowed to the director
and to us, and took his seat at the
Erard grand.
"'N hat will you sing 2 said DR.. Y.
"Barolfski answered for me. The
director leaned back in his luXuriant
fauteuil. AS the maestro ian his fin
gers over the keys of the instrument
the director commenced mechanically
to beat time. sang one bar, two bars.
alt is enough, cried the director;
Il accept the terms.
THE old maestro seized both my
hands and complimented me in our ma
tive Italian the tears ran down his
face. BaroiSki and DR.. Y. were very
busy for few moments then they
exchanged documents, a few minor de-
tails were settled between them, Il
check was passed to Baroif,ki, and We
LETT the theatre, Dr. V. bidding me
farewell with co'pressemcni, and ac-
companying me to the door.
"BaIoilsli had been as good as his
word. The engagement that had been
signed by the director of the Paris
Opera House was for a salary Of four
times the amount of Osculantis, and
Barofski, while keeping faith with me,
could well afford an arrangement which
left him clear profit of 800 per cent
why need ] trouble you with
more? Ny career as the sreat Doremi
began in few days. Paris was taken
by storm. DR.. v, at the end OF an
exceptional season, presented me with
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